Tobacco-pipe.



B. J. SUCH.

TOBACCO PIPE. APPLICATION FILED JAN. a, 1911.

1,001,785. Patented Aug. 29, 1911.

Ltge//L jiu/anim" BENJAMIN J. SUCH, OF PERTH AMBOY, NEW JERSEY.

TOBACCO-PIPE.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BENJAMIN J. SUCH, a citizen of the United States,residing at Perth Amboy, in the county of Middlesex and State of NewJersey, have inventedl a new and useful Improvement in Tobacco- Pipes,of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in tobacco pipes, and the object-sof my iinprovements are, first, to provide a form of tobacco pipe thatwill cool the hot fumes of the tobacco and eliminate the nicotin andnoxious qualities from the smoke before it is drawn into the mouth ofthe smoker, second, to provide a more cleanly and convenient pipe, and,third, to provide a form of pipe that will afford not only a morepleasant and healthful smoke than the ordinary pipe but can also be usedas a beneficial agent to alleviate and cure bronchial and catarrhalaffections. I accomplish these objects by the device illustrated in theaccompanying drawing, in which- Figure l is a view of t-hepipe and Fig.2 is a vertical sectional view of the same.

Similar letters refer to similar parts in the two drawings.

To the bottom .of the pipe A, which maybe of brier wood or such othersuitable material as is usually employed, is affixed a round metal cap,C, which has a flange provided with a screw thread.

B is what I term a smoke chamber, which can be made of metal but which Iprefer to make of glass for the reason that this material oers anadvantage over any other. The smoke chamber B is provided at the topwith a screw thread which engages with the thread of the flange of thecap C and when screwed on becomes air-tight. It is fashioned with a flatbottom to serve as a base on which the pipe will stand upright whenplaced on a level surface, This I consider an important feature, as itadds to the convenience of the pipe that it can be put down without fearof upsetting ashes from the bowl. The tube D fits into an aperture inthe cap C and is screwed into the bottom of the pipe, affording a ventfrom the bowl-of the pipe to very near the bottom of the smoke chamberB. This tube is made to flare a little from top to bottom to preventparticles of tobacco lodging in it and interfering with the draft. Thestem of the pipe Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed January 3, 1911.

Patented Aug. 29, 1911. serial No. 600,670.

is made to open into the smoke chamber B by means of the vent plug Ewhich fits into a hole in the cap C and is screwed into the bottom ofthe pipe at a point where it meets the bore of the stem. Both the tube Dand the vent plugl E serve to fasten the cap C securely to the bottomofthe pipe.

Then the pipe is used for ordinary smoking, the air in the smoke chamberis exhausted by suction on the stem of the pipe and the smoke, enteringthrough the tube D, fills the chamber and, becoming partially cooled,parts with a large proportion of its nicotin, which is left in thechamber as an oily deposit. The smoke that is drawn through the stem isthus robbed of most of the nicotin and acrid qualities that parch themouth, bite the tongue and injure the health.

The transparent smoke chamber shows by the quantity of impuritiesdeposit-ed in it when it should be cleaned. By detaching the glasschamber it can be readily wiped out and other parts of the pipe cleaned.

Then it is desired to add to the pleasure of smoking the beneficialeffects this form of pipe offers as a therapeutic agent in bronchial andcatarrhal affections, a liquid preparation of such specifics as arerecognized by the medical faculty as most efi'icacious when they can bemade to reach the affected parts in the form of a medicated vapor, ispoured into the smoke chamber preferably to a level a little above theorifice of the tube D. The smoke is then drawn through this liquid andis not only cooled and purified but becomes thereby medicated, and wheninhaled exerts a healing and beneficial effect on all the air passages.

I am aware that the drawing of smoke through water, as exemplified inthe Oriental hooka is not new, and also that recesses or chambers tocontain an absorbent material have been used before, and I therefore,make no claim for these principles, but only for the method, as shownand described, of applying them to the form of tobacco pipe in generaluse in a practical, efficient and convenient way.

Vhat I claim is:

1. The combination with a pipe comprising a bowl having an openingthrough its base, and a tubular stem having an opening extending throughits lower wall adjacent to the base and connecting with the bore in thestem, of a cup connected to the base and surrounding said openings, anda downwardly flaring tube extending from the opening in the base of thepipe bowl into said Cup.

2. The combination with a pipe comprising a bowl having an openingthrough its base, and a tubular stein having an opening extendingthrough its lower wall adjacent to the base and connecting with the borein the steni, of an inverted cap secured to the base and havingperforations alining with said openings, a oup having its upper endthreaded into said cap and a tube extending from the opening in the baseof the pipev bowl into said ep.

3. The combination with a pipe, comprislng a bowl having an openingthrough its base, and a tubular stern having an opening extendingthrough its lower wall adjacent 20 BENJAMIN J. SUOI-I.

Witnesses:

FREDERICK JAEGER, FRANK REYNOLDS.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, n

Washington, D. C.

